In a message dated: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:19:19 EST
Rob Lembree said:
>> Do anything! Like the library project! Like the web site. Like the
>> distribution disks. Like the booth at Hosstraders.
>>
>> It seems we have a problem coordinating things with multiple people
>> (except probably drinking beer), so maybe we should just stick with
>> one-person projects until someone comes along and shows us how to do
>> things as a team.
>
>Well, a long while back (a year ago), I wanted some "project leads"
>to step forward to handle a number of ideas that I had. I got zero
>response!
IIRC, we actually had a meeting, where some tasks were "assigned",
but that was it. There was no follow-up meeting or anything, and
everyone just forgot about it all.
>I figured that if some of the "core" people took on
>projects with people contributing, that'd be the way to make us
>work as a team. The library work was a recent idea, but now I'm
>not only the leader of the group, but the project leader for the
>project, and the only contributor. It's not working. I do think
>that apathy might be a part of it. Certainly, something's keeping
>people from stepping forward to do stuff.
I think it's the lack of activity. We need to make people realize
that something is actually happening. Set a planning date for this.
Send out an e-mail stating you've done some legwork, what you've
discovered, what you'd like to, and that you need help. Then tell
people that there will be a planning meeting on such-and-such a date
at some specific place, and ask for rsvps. See what happens.
>I understand, and I'd agree with your "doing things" thing, except
>that nobody's doing things, except those few of us who arrange
>meetings and the hosstraders presence.
Well, that's the "New Englander" way. "If there's no effort on my
part, and stuff is still happening, it works for me!".
We need to change that :)
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Seeya,
Paul
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